Manufacture of fencing, railings, or gates



Feb. 26, 1929.

J. W. E. BETTLES MANUFACTURE OF FENCING, RAILINGS, 0R cwrss Filed March16, 1928 Patented Feb. 26, 1929. I

UNETED STATES rArENT oFF JOHN WILLIAM EDWARD BETTLES, F BIRMINGHAM,ENGLAND.

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MANUFACTURE OF FENCING, RAILINGS, OR GATES.

Application filed March 16, 1928, sci-mi No. 262,307, and in GreatBritain March 1, 19:27..

will'be comparatively inexpensive to con} struct.

Referring tothedrawingsz v Figure 1 an elevation showing one section ofone form of fencing constructed according to this invention. r 1

Figure 2 is a perspective view of one of the strips forming part of thegrid of the fencing shown in Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a part sectional view of part of two. strips showing amethod of fixing them together Figures 2 and 3 are both drawn to largerscales than Figure 1. i I

Referring to the drawings 1 and 2 are vertical pillars which may besolid or hollow as desired, and which may be in one piece or built up ofa series of sections. Each pillar is preferably provided with a foot orflange 3 and with'supports 4 which may be in the form of strip metalsecured at one end to the pillars 1 and 2; It will be understood that ina fencing of considerable length, the fence will be made up of a numberof sections that'there will consequently be a greater or smaller numberof vertical posts 1 and 2 aci cording to the length of the fence, buture 1 shows two of such posts and a grid arranged between them, and itwill be ap'-' preciatod of course, that, similar grids are arrangedbetween all pairs of posts or uprights.

The posts 1 and 2 are pressed togctherby means of horizontal bars,strips or rods 5 and 6 secured at one end to the post 1 and at the otherend to the post 2 by means of bracl-iets 7, or in any other suitablemanner. Tlhe n'ieiiibcr 5 may, if des mad, he provided with a series ofupright spikes or the like 8 disposed at interi als apart.

he posts 1 and 2 and the fll'OSSdDGlTflbOltS 5 and 6 form a frame, andthe frame is filled wholly or partially by means of a grid which isconstructed of a number of lengths of strip metal 9 each of which ispressedinto a zigzag, undulating or sinuous form, these stripsbeingarranged side by side and each two adjacent strips being assembled inreverse relationship and secured together by means of rivets 10 passingthrough holes 11 in the strips, or in any other suitable and non-planarpart- 17.

readily and cheaply. I

fencing or the like, the

convenient manner, such as, for instance, by welding, brazing or thelike. The form of strip shown in the drawings consists of a number ofinclined portions 12, having vertical portions or facings 13 disposedbetween them, and having horizontal ends 14 and 15,

which ends are employed for securing the stripsto the horizontal members5 and 6 by .n'ieans of rivets or the like. i The said ends 14,15 of therespective strips extend in opposite directions and meet be ween eachadjacent pair of strips so that they almost continuously cover thehorizontal members 5, 6 and eiicctu'ally brace the grids or strips andgreatly increase the strength of the structure as a whole. If desiredthe end strips of each grid may be provided with a vcrticalportion 16,Figure 1, at thenend of the portion 14, and these portions 16- may besecured to the uprights .1 and 2. 7 i

As can be clearly seen from Figure 1 and Figure 3, the vertical portions13 of acent strips 9 are placed one along theother and in contact witheach other, and they are secured in this position by means of the rivets10 or in any other convenient manner as described above. 7

When a strip 9 is the end one in a grid, then it will be understoodthatsome of the portions 13 instead of abutting theadjacent eachprovided with a semi-circular or other i The strips 9 are arranged inthe frames formed by the uprights 1 and2 and the horizontal members 5and 6 in such a manner 7 that the Width of the strips 1s transverse tothe plane of the fence.

It will be appreciated that altl'iougli asinuous form of strip 9 hasbeen shown in the drawings, these strips can easily be stamped to anysuitable and desired zig-zag undulating, or sinuous shape and thusvarious ornainentations may be produced quite In constructing strips9need not necessarily be placed V61 tically as shown in the drawings, butmay be "placed horizontally, vertical, or obliquely as required, andadditionally plain, flat or other strips may be'used in between each twoor any two of the necessary.

zigzag or sinuous strips if Strips constructed according to the presentinvention have the advantage that they are easily shaped andconsequently if the width of a frame is not the exact multiple of theWidth of the strips comprising the grid to go into the said frame, thenthese strips can easily be closed in a little or expanded according torequirements that they fit exactly into the frame. Such expansion orcontraction is greatly facilitated by the provi t ion of the non-planarportions 17.

This invention has been shown in the drawings and herein described withreference to fixed fencing, but it will readily be understood that itmight, if desired, be applied to or other like structures.

hat if claim then is:-

l. Openworl; structures having a nun'iber of frames comp; 'sing verticaland horizontal members, and grids adapted to be placed in said frames,each grid comprising lengths of strip metal pressed into sinuous form,each strip of metal being provided with a plane portion adapted to liealong a corresponding portion of an adjacent strip or along a side of avertical member of a frame when the strip of metal is an end one in agrid each two adjacent strips of metal being assembled in reverserelationship and said plane portions being secured together, said gridsbeing adapted to be placed in one of the said frames with the width ofthe strips disposed meta-l being provided with plane transversely to theplane of the structure,

and saidstrips having oppositely extending attachment parts at theirends adapted to be secured to the said frame members with saidattachment parts of each strip in contact with those of the nextadjacent strip.

2. Openwor structures having a number of frames comprising verticalpillars and horizontal members extending between said pillars, and gridsadapted to be placed in said frames, each grid comprising lengths ofstrip metal pressed into sinuous form, each wo'adjacent strips of metalbeing assembled in reverse relationship, each strip of 7 portionsadapted to lie along corresponding portions of an adjacent strip oralong a side of a vertical member of a frame when the strip of metal isan end one in a grid when the strips are assembled and non-planar partsinter mediate the ends of said plane portions, the said strips beingsecured together where said plane portions contact and with saidnonplanar parts out of mutual Contact, and each grid being adapted to beplaced in one of the said frames *ith the width of the strips disposedtransversely to the plane of the structure, and said strips havingattachment parts adapted to be secured to the said frame members.

in witness whereof I ar'iix my signature.

JOHN WiLLlAP l EDWARE) SETTLE-S.

